Youth Intervention & Mentoring
Reshaping the Narrative Around Juvenile Justice
STRAP is a juvenile justice intervention and mentoring program that helps participating youth understand the consequences of their decisions while providing guidance, support, and exposure to possibilities for their future.
Three ways forward
Where do you fit into STRAP's work?
A Path Toward Positive Choices
STRAP welcomes boys and girls ages 13 to 17. Youth typically participate as part of juvenile court involvement, and STRAP also provides access for parents or guardians experiencing difficulties with their adolescents.
Share Your Skills. Support a Young Person.
Volunteers contribute their time, skills and experience to support STRAP youth and families.
Support STRAP's Mission
Support the work of STRAP and its commitment to mentoring, education, life skills and positive youth development.
STRAP at a glance
A community-based program with over a decade of practice
- 6 months
- Program cycle
- 13–17
- Ages
- Boys & girls
- Participants
- Saturday
- Schedule
- Morning sessions
- Gwinnett County
- Location
- Georgia
Why STRAP
The need for STRAP and programs like it
- 01
Positive Decision-Making
STRAP helps young people understand the consequences of their decisions and make better choices.
- 02
Community-Based Approach
Support is delivered within the youth's own community rather than apart from it.
- 03
Whole-Person Support
The program combines guidance, mentoring, community exposure, education and family support.
- 04
Real-World Exposure
Participants have opportunities to hear from community leaders and visit community organizations and facilities.
- 05
Healthy Adolescent Development
Guidance, positive expectations and supportive relationships encourage healthy growth during adolescence.
Community support matters
Gwinnett County leaders attended STRAP's 2024 Spring Completion Ceremony
STRAP's 2024 Spring Completion Ceremony was supported by the presence of county officials, judicial staff and public safety leaders.
- Gwinnett County Sheriff Keybo Taylor
- Chief of Police J.D. McClure
- Superior Court Judge Angela Duncan
- Gwinnett County Medical Examiner Dr. Carol Terry
- Fire Captain Justin A. Wilson
- Juvenile Court Judge Robert Waller
- Other Gwinnett County judges, judicial staff and probation officers
Attendance is noted only as event attendance, partnership, sponsorship or broader roles are separately verified.
What we want for our graduates
Qualities STRAP hopes graduates carry forward
- Resilience
- Adaptability
- Continuous Learning
- Self-Discovery
- Confidence
- Purpose
- Leadership
- Mentoring Future Generations
These themes are drawn from STRAP's article on what the organization wants for its graduates.
